Reclaiming the Blade is featured this weekend on IGN.com, the number one site in the world for gamers. Check out the exclusive teaser clip posted on the front page of their DVD section. Also, IGN will be posting a review of the film on the street date, July 7th, so watch for more on RTB then.
IGN (an abbreviation for the former Imagine Games Network) is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games.
Two FCF Drawings: June 8, 2009 and July 7, 2009
Galatia Films is pleased to announce the final two random drawings for a Fight Club Finder Ultimate Training Package, sponsored by Ardenwood Forge, Boar’s Tooth Fight School, author Christian Tobler, New Stirling Arms, With Intent Wasters, and WMA Illustrated.
June Giveaway: On June 8, 2009 one lucky registered Fight Club will be chosen by random drawing to receive a package of new equipment and training materials. A group photo of the winning Fight Club will be featured on Reclaiming the Blade’s official website. Official Rules follow.
July Giveaway: On July 7, 2009 one lucky registered Fight Club will be chosen by random drawing to receive a Grand Prize Package of new equipment and training materials, and a day with Steaphen Fick Instructor from Davenriche European Martial Arts School (DEMAS). Steaphen is featured on Disc 2 of RTB Deluxe Edition now available for purchase. A group photo and possibly an RTB production video of the winning Fight Club will be featured on Reclaiming the Blade’s official website. Official Rules and Details will be posted next month.
The production team was greatly saddened to hear of Paul Champagne’s passing on April 11, 2009, both a master craftsman and a dear friend. During the shooting of Reclaiming the Blade, we visited Paul’s workshop in upstate New York and had the pleasure to speak with him about smithing and witness him at work. He was truly a man of great integrity and passion and we are so proud that he played a special role in Reclaiming the Blade.
His untimely death is a great loss to the HEMA community and the swordsmithing community alike. He will be forever remembered through his great contributions to both areas of research. True to Paul’s quote from Reclaiming the Blade, he will "keep swinging that hammer as long as [he's] able" because the paths of discovery are never truly complete.